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A Guide to the Jembe
Eric Charry
An unedited expanded version of the article published in
Percussive Notes, vol. 34, no. 2, April 1996, pages 66-72.
Portions reprinted by permission of the Percussive Arts Society.
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Last updated 14 May 1996.
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The jembe (spelled djembe in French writing) is on the verge of achieving world status as a percussion instrument, rivaled in popularity perhaps only by the conga and steel pan.
It first made an impact outside West Africa in the 1950s due to the world tours of Les Ballets Africains led by the Guinean Fodeba Keita.
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In the few decades succeeding this initial exposure the jembe was known internationally only to a small coterie of musicians and devotees of African music and dance. In the U.S. interest in the jembe centered around Ladji Camara, a member of Les Ballets Africains in the 1950s, who since the 1960s has trained a generation of American players.
Worldwide,